Programme

IST-Africa 2018 Agenda

Updated: 2018-03-12 13:32:15

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Day 3: 11 May 2018

09:00

09:00	Session 9a

09:00	Session 9b: mHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
	Understanding the Effects of Decentralization on Health Information Systems in Developing Countries: A Case of Devolution in Kenya Belina Shisia, Ministry of Health, Kenya Perceived Impact of Devolved Health Services on Implementation of DHIS2 in Kenya: A Qualitative Study Josephine Karuri, Moi University, Kenya A Cross-cultural Comparison of Design Feature Preferences Required for a Stroke Tele-rehabilitation System Charmayne Hughes, San Francisco State University, United States An Evaluation of Health Information Systems (HIS) for Namibia Suama Hamunyela, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

09:00	Session 9c: eGovernment - eServices
	Chair: Phodiso Potesh Phole, Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services, Botswana
	Unified Cooperative Population Identification Architecture to Enhance the National Identity Ecosystem of Developing Countries Stefanus van staden, Office of Prime Minister, Namibia Investigation of a Co-Design Approach for a Civic Engagement Mobile Application Shaun Pather, University of the Western Cape, South Africa RDSMS – A South African Research and Development Survey Management System Louis Engelbrecht, CSIR, South Africa Document Management Systems – Legislative Compliance, Good Governance and Municipal Practice Silma Koekemoer, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

09:00	Session 9d: mAgriculture - Applications
	Chair: Lakshmi Narasimhan, University of Botswana, Botswana
	Factors Impacting the Design of a Mobile Application for Soil Management: A Case Study of the Eastern Cape Crops Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa An Integrated Multi-Function Information System Model for Livestock Stakeholders Gladness Mwanga, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania Condition Monitoring and Reporting Framework for Wireless Sensor Network-based Automatic Weather Stations Mary Nsabagwa, Makerere University, Uganda What is the Impact of Digital Financial Service on Agribusiness Market Risk? Thabo J. Gopane, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

09:00	Session 9e: ICT4D & Content Technologies
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi
	What Theory of Change Can Contribute to Capability Approach: Towards Evaluating ICT-Enabled Interventions Mathew Egessa, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya A Statistical Approach to Error Correction for isiZulu Spellcheckers C. Maria Keet, University of Cape Town, South Africa The Impact of Demographic Factors to the Adoption of Social Commerce in Tanzania Edison Wazoel Lubua, Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Tanzania Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights: Shaping ICT landscape in Africa Mhlambululi Mafu, Botswana International University of Science and Technology , Botswana

10:30

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break & Networking

11:00

11:00	Session 10a

11:00	Workshop 10b: WS: mHealth in Botswana
	Chair: Kagiso Ndlovu, University of Botswana, Botswana
	Botswana’s Current eHealth/mHealth Status and Future Prospects Tony Chebani, Ministry of Health & Wellness, Botswana Status of eHealth Readiness in Botswana Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Botho University, Botswana Implementing School Vision Screening Programme using Smartphone Technology in Southern Botswana Maipelo Jeremiah, Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana Scaling Up a Mobile Telemedicine Solution (Kgonafalo) in Botswana Kagiso Ndlovu, University of Botswana, Botswana University-Industry Collaboration Model for Setting up an eHealth Research Unit Audrey Masizana, University of Botswana, Botswana

11:00	Session 10c: eGovernment - Issues & Case Studies
	Chair: Gladness Pinkie Mosigi, Department of Information Technology, Botswana
	eGovernment in Mozambique: Past, Future and New Prospects Domingos Luis Rhongo, Catholic University of Mozambique(FGTI), Mozambique Enhancing e-Service Delivery in Rural Communities of South Africa Lizo Masikisiki, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Government Facilitated Access to ICTs: Adoption, Use and Impact on the Well-Being of Indigent South Africans Rashidi F Kassongo, University of Western Cape, South Africa TAS: Risk Analysis & Clustered Sensors Alfredo M. Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

11:00	Session 10d: eAgriculture & Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
	Analysing the Relationship between the Use of ICTs and Food Insecurity in Smallholder Farmer Households Ntabeni Jere, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Community Climate Services for Small-Scale Farmers in Tanzania Ville Myllynpää, University of Turku, Finland Semantic Interoperability Middleware Architecture for Heterogeneous Environmental Data Sources Adeyinka Akanbi, Central University of Technology, South Africa Visualisation of Big Data in Agriculture and Rural Development Karel Jedlička, UWB, Czech Republic

11:00	Session 10e

12:30

12:30	Closing Plenary 11: Closing Plenary

14:00

	Lunch : Lunch

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IST-Africa 2018 Conference

09 - 11 May 2018

Programme

IST-Africa 2018 Agenda

Day 3: 11 May 2018